The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-25
JESUS AND THE SABBATH


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LESSON TEx1-Matt. 12:l-n
GOLDEN TExf-It h lawful % 10 well -
the sabbath days.-Matt. l2:l2
CENTRAL TnUTu-The Sabbath Wa made
for man, the whole man, and ell men.
TrNE-Eariy summer, A. d. =. Boon
after Pentecost May 49, Il Was previous
70 the last lesson and before The sermon on
the Mount, between Lessons and Of
Pizcs-FsoSsbly II cspsrnaun and -
cinity.
PAsAIIxL Acoorx1s- Mark :ass; s-:is;
Luke GILL.
INTRODUCTION This incident took place
probably In the order Of Luke, but IL wac
during the same summer - our last lesson
II shows that the new religion was gaining
ground, since Il aroused such bitter oppo-
oition.
HELrs OVEN HARD PLAcEs-l. Jss~s p>st
on the sabbath dog; probably TO or from the
synagogue. Through The corn: fields Of
grain mot Indian corn). The fields wcro
unfenced, and the path led through them
Pluck ne esrs: this was allowable by law
Tho Pharisecs complained only because It
ras on TIE Sat5ah 2. Not defsi; broke
their Sabbath traditions, because they said
that IL was q kind Of rsaping, and therefore
work which was forbidden. 8. What DaviR
IfJ ~ E<a,.o a. lo I.osv b.~<, n
example 5. zh< priests in the temple prcfans
4 ire sabbath; do what would be Sabbath
4 breaking. IL higher duty did not compel
| them 70 do IT, Their work enabled others
4 to keep the Sabbath religiously, and there
( foro really kept the Sabbath. O. One CRATER
\ than IN temple: for whose worship the tenn
/ pie was built: the Son Of God. and therefore
I with authority over His own temples
! Therefore IL il was right for the temple A.
4 tcndants to work on the Sabbath, how much
\ more for HIM who was greater than the
temple. 2. viii hare mercy asd not sacrifice:
obedience, kind deeds, are better than any
mere forms Of religion 10. "A man rhich
had hi hosd rfh<rsd; shrunken BY disease
or accident, and incurable. That they mighl
accuse HIM: Jesus Himself did not pluck thu
grain, nor did He do any thing to the man.
but cured HIM by word, 50 that the Phari-
sees had no accusation they could bring
against His conduct
THE TRUE PRINCIPLE or SAnBArH-KEEr.
Sxo--1. Jesus, neither here or elsewhere,
abolishcs or lessons the force Of the Fourth
Commandment. II Is still in force as day
Of rest and worship. Jesus only removed
the rubbish with which the Pharisces had
encountered It; and He left IL . day 81
freedom Of JOY, Of peace. 2 The spirit 81
h. 2UI 1k<o46 II fu1 |urS nm
form Of keeping ID s. Therefore Ill thu
Sabbath with worship and devotion; seel
70 make il accomplish its purpose OF res
and spiritual life, and there will be littl'
danger Of error in the methods Of Sabbath
keeping. & Mark says that Jesus added
THE Sabbath was made for man, not mai
for the Sabbath" II was made for man.
whole nature, Tor body and soul, for phys
cal rest, for mental and social improve
} mcnt, for his spiritual and moral growth
and for his eternal salvation; and . relif
ious observance Of the Sabbath Il BEST dtte
to promote all these.
CoNxExrs- Walking through the whcn'
1 fields one day with their Master, the dis
ciples were hungry, and began pluckin
, the whcat-hcads and picking out til
kernels to eat them. The jealous and fsul
finding Pharisces found fault with then
claiming that by such acts the disciple
{ were breaking the Sabbath day. and the
| wanted Jesus to stop the whole thing. Thi
Jesus refused 70 do, reminding them Of HOY
David once. in case Of necessity, brolz
the temple law, and how priests worked o
the Sabbath day, and yet were blameless
> Soon after this He went into synagogue
J and there was . man paralyzed in one hand
TO tempt Him. they asked Jesus whether
q 4f~x1k
: this He answerered, that II il was right
2 pull IN OK or an ass out Of pit into whic
T He had fallen on the Sabbath day. it va
, right 10 heal sick man on that day. The
He said 70 the paralyzed man: Stretch fort
thy hand" He stretched it forth, and Il
Il was instantly healed. This made ID
vi Pharisecs 80 angry that they went out an
. had = meeting, in which they planned hov
. to get rid OF Jesus for good and all.
v In this action Of Jesus, was He in IN
way setting aside the fourth commandment
: Not at all What He was doing was TO 90
Q aside the miserable additions TO that Ii,
4 which Jewish scribcs had made They In
= added 20 many things to the laws Of Nose
!. that the law became burden which neith<
they nor their fathers could bear. The
: thus magnifcd the letter Of the law, Will
. q the same time they overlooked it, spiri
{ While they looked ~ tho mere outwar
4 performance ofceremonies, they forgot thu
z God looks upon the heart, and judges me
I BY that 50 far had they wandered frol
the truth, that though they found fault vii
: Jesus for healing man on the Sabbath
they themselves went out, and on that sazr
o Sabbath planned how they might kill jesus
: We must never forget that Jesus came M
! to destroy the law, but to fulfill L. Al
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